LibGuides: Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: Colombia

Colombian Law Databases

Biblioteca - Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
Library of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce. Open access collection of specialized material on topics related to the business environment, business creation, entrepreneurship, legal, civic and social issues of Bogotá and the Region, including legal primary sources. In the vernacular.
Codes
In vernacular. Full-text of some codes with case annotations and legislative cross references. Codes include: Code of General Procedure [Civil Procedure]; Civil Code; Children and Adolescents Code; Road and Traffic Code; Disciplinary Code; Mining Code; Penal Code; Prison Code; National Sanitation CodeIncludes legislative and case annotations.
Constitutional Court - Jurisprudence
Constitution of 1991
In vernacular. Includes legislative and case annotations.
Council of State - Jurisprudence
In vernacular.
Council of State Bulletin (PDF)
PDF publication of Council of State jurisprudence. In vernacular. 2007 to present.
Gestor Normativo, Función Pública
Statutes, decrees, administrative guidance, jurisprudence and related to civil service. In vernacular.
Judicial Gazette
In vernacular. 1887-1999.
Labor & Employment Statutes
In vernacular. Back to 1892. Labor, employment and subjects adjacent to labor and employment.
Legibus, Secretaría General de Senado, Congreso de la República de Colombia
Collection of legal primary sources hosted by the Secretary General of the Senate. In vernacular.
Ministerio de Comercia, Industria y Turismo (Ministry of Commerce. Industry and Tourism)
English interface.
Ministerio de Justicia y del Derecho (Ministry of Justice)
The National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade - Columbia
Presidencia de la Republica de Colombia (Presidency)
English interface.
Rama Judicial (Judicial Branch)
Supreme Court of Justice - Jurisprudence
In vernacular.
Systema Único de Información Normativa
Constitution; legislation with case annotations; ministerial decrees; decrees; archival legislation, 1821-1863; and jurisprudence. In the vernacular.
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Hosted by Colombia's Ministry of Justice and the Law
Legislation - Congreso de la República de Colombia
1993; 1996-97; 1999-present

Colombian Law Research Guides

UPDATE: An Introduction to Colombian Governmental Institutions and Primary Legal Sources , GlobaLex by Antonio Ramirez, updated by Hernando Otero (2019).

Gloria Oreggo-Hoyos, Colombia in Foreign Law Guide (Marci Hoffman ed.)(regularly updated). Provides overview of the Colombian legal system, research guidance, description of key legal primary sources including hyperlinks to online content when possible; lists citations to legislation and codes by subject.

Colombian Law in the Library

Materials will be located in B2 North (map), with call numbers beginning with KHH.